Speaker Showdown! House GOP Goes With Jordan, Floor Vote Expected Monday [Details]

The House GOP has its nominee: Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan.

After Majority Leader Steve Scalise dropped out of the race for Speaker, Jim Jordan faced off against  Georgia Rep. Austin Green. And while Jordan secured the nom, he’s far from the magic number.

From Newsmax:

Republicans said they would go home for the weekend, ensuring the House would remain without a leader until at least Monday when a vote was reportedly scheduled for 6 p.m.

In an initial vote, Jordan won the endorsement over Austin Scott, a Georgia lawmaker who has kept a relatively low profile in his 12 years in Congress. The vote was 124-81, according to a Republican aide who spoke on condition of anonymity.

But Jordan did not pick up much more support in a second round of voting, which he won 152-55, according to lawmakers, meaning that about one in four House Republicans cast a ballot purely against Jordan.

MORE: Jordan, of Ohio, will now try to unite colleagues from the deeply divided House GOP majority around his bid ahead of a floor vote, which could push to next week. https://t.co/eswap2FXrR

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